Daredevil 'Mad' Mike Hughes Killed In Crash Of Homemade Rocket

[Dulcinea]

The daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket launch gone wrong Saturday in Barstow, Calif., two witnesses to the accident confirmed. He was 64.

It was the third launch for Hughes in one of his homemade rockets and part of his eventual plan to be able to determine for himself, up in the sky, if the Earth was as flat as he proclaimed to believe.

A steel ladder was attached to the rocket's launch ramp to make it easier for Hughes to enter the rocket's cockpit. But when the rocket launched, it ended up hitting the ladder and setting the launch on course for disaster.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/23/808645524/daredevil-mad-mike-hughes-killed-in-crash-of-homemade-rocket

[CaptYossarian]

1. Now he can finally see for himself.

[lagomorph777]

2. Weellll, the Earth isn't flat, ...

But Hughes sure is.

[COLGATE4]

3. THREAD WINNER!

[3Hotdogs]

4. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Lucky Luciano]

5. Darwin would be proud to hand him this award personally.

[mitch96]

6. Yup, that gene pool of stupid has come to an end......................... nt

[Blue_Tires]

9. Uncle Chuck is undefeated

[BHDem53]

7. We'll never know

what he determined. Sad. Bigly.

[CaptainTruth]

8. LOL